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In his mission to bring together science and art, he holds a Fellowship at the VU University in Amsterdam. He also shaped the course of art Ethics & Empathy at the Delft University of Technology (NL)
To produce the works in a sustainable and circular way he founded Woven Studio where emission calculations and recyclability are integrated into a material passport attached to each artwork.
Thijs Biersteker creates art installations that provoke insight into the ecological challenges ahead.
In his practice, he collaborates with the world’s top scientists and institutions to turn their climate data into art installations that make the overwhelming challenges ahead accessible, understandable and relatable.
With his immersive installations, often described as eco - or awareness art, he turns the invisible impact we have on the planet visible. Topics like climate change, air pollution, ocean plastic, and biodiversity loss are turned into tangible experiences that travel the world to create awareness.
“If the research does not reach us, then how can the research teach us?”
His work is renowned for its fluid mixture of data, sensors and living trees, data visualisations and recycled plastics, artificial intelligence, and plant intelligence.
He collaborates with Scientists from UNESCO, Natural History Museum, ESA, Stefano Mancuso and many others.
He is a 3 x TED speaker and has exhibited at Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain Paris (FR), Today Art Museum (CN), Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (NL), Science Gallery (IE), SXSW (US), the Barbican centre (UK) and many more.
He has won awards like the prestigious Lumen Prize for digital art, got nominated for the Starts Prize from Ars Electronica, the New Technology Art Award and many more.
Watch Thijs explain the work and the working of the studio
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